Stuart Benson

Conservatives’ tight grip on media access not living up to promise to be ‘most accessible and transparent campaign,’ say reporters

The Conservative leader took 65 questions in broadcast press conferences during the first two weeks of the campaign, compared to the 148 fielded by the Liberal leader, 163 by the Bloc leader, and 208 by the NDP leader. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s national campaign has attempted to keep a tight grip on the media’s access to its candidates—figuratively and literally—in...

Mark Gollom

Pierre Poilievre is boasting about his rallies. But does size indicate success?

Conservative Party estimates about 15,000 attended Edmonton rally. At a news conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, it was Pierre Poilievre who decided to ask the media a couple questions, specifically about the size of the crowd at his rally in the city the night before. Before a Globe and Mail reporter was able to ask her question — whether the...

Darren Major

Poilievre digs at Carney's 'banker's haircut,' Liberal says his rival hasn't managed a crisis

Conservative leader's swipes at main opponent get personal on Day 17 of campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's criticisms of Mark Carney got personal on Tuesday, while the Liberal leader hit back at Poilievre's political career. Poilievre's past swipes at his main political opponent include criticisms that Carney is no different than his predecessor Justin Trudeau and that the Liberal leader...

Ken MacGillivray

Liberals favoured to best manage energy, resources, Ipsos poll says

With Canada’s future relationship with the United States dominating the federal election campaign so far, a new poll is shedding some light on which party Canadians think would be best to manage the country’s resources — one of the pillars of our economic relationship with the Americans.

Isha Bhargava

Muslim group, constituents call for Andrew Lawton's removal as Conservative candidate in southern Ontario

Lawton cites earlier Facebook post, which says he's 'ashamed' of previous conduct and will do better. An advocacy group that combats Islamophobia is urging the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) to remove a London, Ont.-area candidate from the federal election ballot over his past comments about marginalized groups including the Muslim community, women and 2SLGBTQ+ groups.

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Nik Nanos

LPC 42.8, CPC 38.6, NDP 8.5, BQ 6.2, GP 2.3, PPC 1.3

The CTV-Globe and Mail/Nanos nightly federal election tracking conducted by Nanos Research surveys 1,200 Canadians aged 18 years and over three days (400 interviews each day). Respondents are all randomly recruited through a dual-frame (cell- and land-line) RDD sample using live agents. Three quarters of the sample are administered the questionnaire by telephone and one quarter is administered the same...

Eddie Sheppard, David Coletto

Trust, Change, and Uncertainty: What’s Really Shaping the Canadian Vote?

Between March 20 and 25, 2025, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 2,000 Canadian adults (18+) as part of our weekly election tracking. This wave explores how emotional drivers are shaping vote intentions and leadership preferences in the lead-up to the election. As affordability pressures and global instability dominate public discourse, Canadians are increasingly dividing along two emotional lines...

Canadian Federal Election Daily Tracker Poll, Day 17

The analysis in this report is based on results of a survey conducted from Sunday, April 6th to Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, among a sample of 1289 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in Canada. The survey was conducted using text message invite to complete an online survey. The survey is intended to represent the voting population in...

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Laura Stone

Inside a Pierre Poilievre rally, where hope for change overshadowed the polls

Evan Weller, his wife, Amber-Dawn, and their three small children travelled for an hour and a half to attend Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s Monday night rally in Edmonton. The couple had never been to a political rally before. But as they stood in a line that snaked around a cavernous warehouse south of the city, they said they felt compelled...

Stuart Benson

Conservatives’ tight grip on media access not living up to promise to be ‘most accessible and transparent campaign,’ say reporters

Mark Gollom

Pierre Poilievre is boasting about his rallies. But does size indicate success?

Isha Bhargava

Muslim group, constituents call for Andrew Lawton's removal as Conservative candidate in southern Ontario

Darren Major

Poilievre digs at Carney's 'banker's haircut,' Liberal says his rival hasn't managed a crisis

Ken MacGillivray

Liberals favoured to best manage energy, resources, Ipsos poll says

Campaign Analysis

Tim Powers

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

On a personal level, Preston Manning is a good and decent person. He is friendly, insightful, and kind. While I came from the Progressive Conservative wing of the conservative movement, I did not view him as the great destroyer of that once-great party. If anything, I saw him as provocative and an idea disruptor. All the ideas weren’t my cup...

Andrew Coyne

If you’re going to threaten to secede, you might at least have the numbers to back it up

Campbell Clark

Poilievre moves on to Plan C and brings out the guns

On to Plan C.Pierre Poilievre made a belated campaign pivot last Wednesday to focus more heavily on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Now the Conservative Leader has pivoted again.He’s taking big swings to try to knock down Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s reputation as an economic manager. Before it’s too late.

Joe Oliver

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me four times? Seriously?

In Mark Carney’s first month as Liberal leader and prime minister, a picture has emerged of who he is: a technocratic version of Justin Trudeau, without the charisma, great hair or ability to communicate comfortably in French, but with many of his banished predecessor’s other personality characteristics and policy propensities.

Daniel Béland

Carney’s Telling Jokes: Ford, Smith, and the Federal Race

During a speech in Victoria on Sunday, Mark Carney quipped: “We’re sending Doug Ford onto FOX News to show them that we’re not messing around up here,” which made Liberal supporters in the room laugh. Then, he added: “And we’re going to send Danielle next. Well, maybe we won’t. We won’t send Danielle. That’s a bad idea. Strike that.” The...

Gillian Steward

Danielle Smith sends message that Carney will win — allowing her to continue undermining Canada

There is no danger that Alberta won’t return plenty of Conservative MPs to the House of Commons at the end of April. It’s practically a sacrosanct duty in a federal election to elect as many Conservatives as possible. So why is Premier Danielle Smith talking as if the Conservatives are going to lose? Why isn’t she boosting their chances across...

Policy Announcements

Liberal Housing Plan will build more homes using Canadian lumber

In the face of President Trump’s tariffs, we need to build. Today, Mark Carney highlighted the Liberal plan to use Canadian resources and ingenuity to create higher-paying jobs for our workers in the forestry industry and to build more homes Canadians can afford. “In the face of President Trump’s tariffs, we need to build for Canadians,” said Mark Carney, Leader...

Conservatives Will Crack Down on Tax Cheats

While hard-working Canadians rush to file their taxes, terrified of audits and squeezed by rising costs and higher taxes, the Liberals are helping billionaires and big businesses dodge paying their fair share. But at least one person isn’t sweating over his taxes this year: Mark Carney. While Canadians struggle to make ends meet, Carney stashed his Brookfield funds above a...

Conservatives Will Protect Seniors

After working hard and investing their savings, Canada’s seniors should not have to worry about the effect of Donald Trump’s economic vandalism on their retirement.That is why Conservatives have announced an immediate response to protect Canada’s seniors by delaying the time by which seniors must withdraw their savings from their RRSPs by two years.

Singh: NDP Will Build 3 Million Homes by 2030—and Make Housing Affordable Again

TORONTO — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced a plan today to build 3 million homes by 2030—doubling the current pace—by speeding up construction, protecting existing rentals, and training the workers needed to deliver it.

Mark Carney’s Liberals to protect Canada’s Nature, Biodiversity, and Water

Canada’s natural heritage is under threat from climate change and unsustainable development practices. It is also under a more immediate threat: President Trump wants Canada’s land, water, and resources. He wants to weaken us so America can own us – but we won’t let that happen. Our approach will draw on the wisdom of Indigenous traditions, the power of modern...

Poilievre Will Bring in ‘One and Done’ Approvals, Accelerate Ten Specific Resource Projects

Terrace, BC – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced that he will create a new ‘One and Done’ rule for resource projects: a one-stop shop, with one simple application and one environmental review. Poilievre also announced that he will rapidly approve 10 projects that have been stuck for years in the slow federal approval process. That will include Phase II of...

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Tim Powers

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

Andrew Coyne

If you’re going to threaten to secede, you might at least have the numbers to back it up

Campbell Clark

Poilievre moves on to Plan C and brings out the guns

Joe Oliver

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me four times? Seriously?

Shellene Drakes-Tull

When it comes to unifying Canada, one institution is my go-to choice

The 2020s have been the most volatile decade of my life so far. Once Jan. 1, 2020 hit, everything went haywire. We’ve lived through multiple, serious life-changing world events: the COVID-19 and its after-effects, climate disasters, rising partisan political and now the ripple effects of international economic uncertainty (hello, tariffs and trade wars).

Erica Ifill

Trump’s chaos is imperialism in a transparent disguise

United States President Donald Trump is mashing up the global order. I have a theory.Last week, Trump imposed so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on American trading partners. His actions sent markets plunging, investment funds devaluing, and panic rising. There are no rules for the new global economic regime.

Adam Taylor

Trump’s tariff experiment is the volcano at the science fair

Daniel Béland

Carney’s Telling Jokes: Ford, Smith, and the Federal Race

Gillian Steward

Danielle Smith sends message that Carney will win — allowing her to continue undermining Canada

Tasha Kheiriddin

Carney should show the West some respect

Liberal Leader Mark Carney should feel right at home in Alberta: after all, he was raised there. But his trip there this week feels more like a political minefield than a homecoming. That’s largely due to his recent quip that while he’s happy to dispatch Ontario Premier Doug Ford to advocate for Canada in Washington, he wouldn’t send Alberta Premier...

Justin Ling

If Pierre Poilievre can’t handle the media, who else will he avoid confronting?

If you have paid attention to Pierre Poilievre in recent months, you could be forgiven for thinking he is afraid of journalists.From the outset of the campaign, the Conservatives have aggressively tried to limit journalists’ access to their leader and undermine their ability to ask him tough questions about how he hopes to govern the country.

Roy Romanow, Anne McLellan

As Westerners, our belief in Canada is unconditional

John Ivison

Carney isn’t making his visit to Alberta a welcome one

Susan Delacourt

Western secessionists play into Donald Trump’s hands when they embrace his sore loser approach to elections

Mark Carney calls it “dramatic.” Former Reform party leader Preston Manning says it’s just the plain truth.Whatever way you look at this flurry of talk about Western secession if the Liberals win the federal election on April 28, it has injected another dose of existential rhetoric into a campaign already laden with do-or-die propositions.

Justin Ling

Pierre Poilievre Wants to Slash Canadian Foreign Aid

“We will cut back on foreign aid to dictators, terrorists, and global bureaucracy,” Poilievre told some 4,000-odd supporters in Kingston last week, “to bring our money home.” He repeated that notion again in Trois-Rivières on Friday: “I will be cutting waste, bureaucracy, consultants, foreign aid and other unnecessary expenses,” he declared. Poilievre appeared on Radio-Canada this week for a lengthy...

Michael Harris

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump

Even if Trump is using tariffs to negotiate better deals with trading partners, that process could take up the rest of his presidency. After all, he has levied punitive tariffs against scores of countries. If these countries want to negotiate an exemption or a carveout, they will have to stand in a very long line to get to the president.

Richard Warnica

Pierre Poilievre is a much better politician than Mark Carney. The Conservatives might lose anyway

It can be easy to forget, following the news, that Mark Carney, the leader of the Liberal party and the odds-on favourite to win the 2025 federal election, has never done this before. He has never won a local council race. He didn’t serve on his school board. He isn’t a sitting MP. Carney’s resume outside of politics is unimpeachable...

Campbell Clark

Poilievre the preacher aims to keep the converted fired up for election day

It was the end of a long day, but Pierre Poilievre had more energy in the evening than in the morning. “Wow, what a wonderful crowd,” the Conservative Leader said in Oshawa, Ont., as he quickly stepped onto a two-foot-high platform in an airplane hangar and went into his slogans. “Who’s ready to axe some taxes?” he said at the...

Jeremy Kinsman

Meltdown: The World Scrambles to Cope with Trump’s Torrent of Chaos

On April 2, or what Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day” (The Economist called it “Ruination Day”), leaders and citizens across the interconnected world paused for an hour to watch an American president launch a global trade war. Abusing yet again the power of the captive audience that comes with the office, Trump unleashed the most destructive set of measures of...

Éric Blais

Canada’s ad campaign in the U.S. is too tame — here is my plan to attack Trump

If you’ve ever driven from Toronto to Florida, you’ve likely encountered the visual cacophony of billboards along America’s Interstate Highways. These range from posters for injury lawyers and gentlemen’s clubs to fast food outlets and reminders that Jesus loves you. Upon reaching Florida, one might chuckle at an AC repair ad proclaiming, “Your wife is hot.” But lately, these roadsides...

Matt Gurney

We, the media, haven’t done enough to explain how devastating foreign interference can be for individual Canadians

The bizarre end—for now, anyway—of the political career of outgoing Liberal MP Paul Chiang got a lot of attention last week, and you can see why. It was newsy. It was germane to two major political questions: which party is better placed to tackle foreign interference, and also, Mark Carney’s surefootedness as a new and largely untested political leader. In...

David Coletto

One Country, Three Elections: This Election Isn't About Trump for Everyone

My nephew Julian is eight. He doesn’t watch the news, doesn’t read newspapers, and hasn’t even heard of Peter Mansbridge. But two months ago, he marched into the kitchen and told my sister, with full conviction, “Carbon Tax Carney. If Carney wins, Canada loses.” Word for word. The line from a Conservative ad he saw on YouTube. He has no...

Rose LeMay

Questions that should be asked at the political leaders’ debates

The 2025 election leaders’ debates are set for April 16-17, and speech writers are furiously writing and rewriting blurbs in anticipation. The election is necessarily focused on “the Tangerine’s” tantrums in the south, and the impacts on this country. But we can do better than run a one-issue election. Here are a set of questions that could spark some depth...

Matt Gurney, Susan Delacourt

Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are being forced to learn on the job — and it shows

Matt Gurney: I want to ask you a specific question about the campaign — a few different parts of it, really. But I want to lead with a broader question, just as a vibe check. Does this feel like an election yet? I have to say, it doesn’t to me. It’s my job to follow this stuff. I do! But...

Susan Delacourt

It’s dangerous to frame Canada’s election around what Donald Trump wants

In a normal election campaign, the ballot-box question would revolve around what voters want.But Canada is not in a normal campaign, and a lot of time is being spent in this one focused on what Donald Trump might want.

Jaime Watt

There is only one way for Canada to deal with Donald Trump

A few weeks ago, I argued that the strongest political opposition to Donald Trump resided right here in Canada.Turns out, that’s an increasingly dangerous place to be.

Tom Mulcair

A Laurentian mayor may be a harbinger of a Liberal breakthrough in rural Quebec

The Bloc Québécois had expected to easily win a new riding in the Laurentians North of Montreal. The ‘Carney effect’ is being felt even in those parts of the province where the Liberals haven’t won a seat in years. Tim Watchorn is the mayor of the beautiful Laurentian village of Morin Heights. This is my neck of the woods and...

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Laura Stone

Inside a Pierre Poilievre rally, where hope for change overshadowed the polls

Steven Chase

Canada to impose tariffs of up to 25% on vehicles imported from U.S. Wednesday, escalating trade war

The Canadian government’s retaliatory tariffs on vehicles imported from the United States will take effect Wednesday, an escalation of the Canada-U.S. trade war that could increase the sticker price of U.S.-made autos by as much as 25 per cent. The Department of Finance announced the counter-tariffs Canada is imposing on U.S-assembled vehicles will apply as of 12:01 a.m. EDT April...

Alexander Quon

Scott Moe says Sask. believes in united Canada but warns of 'consequences' should harmful policies continue

Sask. premier says it's on federal leaders to address aggrieved residents in western Canada. Sask. Premier Scott Moe says his entire government believes in a "united Canada" and rejects discussions on western Canadian independence.In a recent op-ed for the Globe and Mail, prominent Conservative politician Preston Manning highlighted deep-rooted feelings of Western alienation among voters in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Peter Zimonjic

Poilievre promises to raise $1B by cracking down on offshore tax havens

Conservative leader would offer whistleblowers up to 20% of recovered tax revenue. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to crack down on the use of offshore tax havens and recover as much as $1 billion a year in lost revenues. In a video posted on X, Poilievre said the money recovered through the initiative will be used to help pay...

Phil Hahn

Liberals’ lead over Conservatives remains at 5 points, with NDP at a 25- year low: Nanos tracking

The federal Liberals’ advantage over the Conservatives remains at five points on Day 17 of the federal election campaign.A three-day rolling sample by Nanos Research ending April 7 has the Liberals at 43 per cent over the Conservatives who are at 38 per cent nationally.

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

The international network that ties Pierre Poilievre to Jordan Peterson

Pierre Poilievre raced to defend himself at a campaign event in Coquitlam, BC, last month from comments by Doug Ford’s campaign manager — who said the Conservative leader looks and sounds “too much like Trump.” “I’m the only one who can stand up to Donald Trump,” Poilievre shot back. Trump wants the Liberals back in power “so he can keep...

Steven Sandor

'Richer, stronger, safer': Poilievre rallies Tory troops at industrial hub south of Edmonton Monday night

It did not feel like a political rally. It felt like a rock festival. More accurately, it felt like one of those summer rock festivals where a bunch of classic Canadian bands belt out the tunes we remembered from years ago. When Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre appeared in front of thousands of placard-waving supporters at a vacant warehouse south of...

Laura Stone

Stephen Harper says Canada’s problems not created by Trump as he endorses Pierre Poilievre

Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada’s problems weren’t created by the Trump administration as he made an impassioned pitch for Pierre Poilievre to become Canada’s next prime minister and downplayed Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s role during the 2008 global financial crisis. Mr. Harper appeared at Mr. Poilievre’s rally in Edmonton on Monday night to introduce the Conservative Leader to...

China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs

China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.’s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice.” China, the world’s...

Jason Markusoff

Alberta New Democrats for Carney? It's more complicated than that

At the height of the debate about oil pipelines last decade, relations became so strained between the Alberta NDP and the federal wing that ex-premier Rachel Notley wouldn't even say she was definitely voting for Jagmeet Singh's party in 2019. Tensions appear to have thawed. Notley, now in private life, has publicly endorsed the Edmonton Centre NDP candidate in the...

Robert Fife

Advocate of Trump tariff playbook to speak at Canadian conservative think tank taking place during election campaign

A prominent Canadian conservative think tank has invited the top tariff power broker from Donald Trump’s first cabinet to a conference in Ottawa this week that includes a who’s who of premiers, former politicians and Conservative strategists. Former U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer, who supports dramatically higher tariffs and dismisses concerns about tanking the global economy, will be the keynote...

Stephanie Taylor

Former prime minister Stephen Harper to introduce Pierre Poilievre at Edmonton rally on Monday

It's the first time Harper has hit the campaign trail since the 2015 election, when he was prime minister

Darren Major

Longest ballot protest targets Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding

Group said it also intended to overload ballot in Carney's riding, but ran out of time. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will be facing more opponents than ever in his eighth federal campaign, thanks to dozens of protest candidates running in his riding. Nearly 80 candidates registered to run in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, where Poilievre has been the MP...

John Paul Tasker

Carney lays out plan to help economy along amid Trump-induced market chaos

Liberal leader says U.S. recession is likely after Trump tariffs prompt a 'financial crisis.' Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Monday he has a plan to prop up the Canadian economy as the U.S. careens toward a recession resulting from President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff actions, creating what Carney called a "financial crisis" that has the potential to undo the international...

Steven Chase

Election threats watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney

A federal election-threats watchdog has uncovered an information operation from Beijing trying to shape opinion about Liberal Leader Mark Carney among Chinese Canadians. One example of messaging being circulated concerning Mr. Carney says “the United States is facing a tough prime minister from Canada.” The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force announced Monday this effort is taking...

Martin Patriquin

Mark Carney’s views on Quebec’s language law could stir an angry, silent minority

Mark Carney was at a campaign in Vaughan, Ont., when he casually upended over half a century of received wisdom when it comes to stumping for votes in neighbouring Quebec. “Do we have rights in Canada, or not? A right is a right is a right,” he said in response to a question about his views on language legislation in...

Ontario offers $11 billion in relief to businesses stung by U.S. tariffs

The Ontario government says it will provide about $11 billion in relief and support for businesses stung by U.S. tariffs.Premier Doug Ford says the measures will help workers and businesses deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's "attacks on Ontario's economy."

Phil Hahn

Liberals’ lead over Conservatives narrows further as ‘more of a horse race emerges’: Nanos tracking

The federal Liberals’ advantage over the Conservatives has narrowed to five points on Day 16 of the federal election campaign.A three-day rolling sample by Nanos Research ending April 6 has the Liberals at 43 per cent over the Conservatives who are at 38 per cent nationally.

Peter Armstrong

More market turmoil

The hard part about conflict is finding an exit ramp once it starts. It's as true for schoolyard fist fights as it is for global trade wars. As the global order the world spent 70 years building up started to unravel last week, I found myself wondering what the path to de-escalation will look like. Stephen Gordon, an economics professor...

Liberal Leader Carney pokes at Alberta Premier Smith at first Western campaign stop

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is starting off his Western Canada campaign stops by drawing a contrast with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Carney arrived late Sunday in Victoria, his first stop in Western Canada, where he is expected to spend a significant amount of the third week of the federal campaign. He told supporters at a community hall in Victoria that...

Shaurya Kshatri

Former Conservative B.C. candidate says party removed him over past podcast comments

Real estate agent Lourence Singh says he was told his remarks about China didn't align with party's principles A former Conservative candidate in the Metro Vancouver riding of New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville says he was removed from the party's slate because of comments he made about the Chinese government in a podcast four years ago. Lourence Singh, a real estate agent who...

Abbas Rana

Poilievre needs to ‘bomb the bridge’ of Carney’s credibility to win one of Canada’s ‘most consequential’ elections, say political players

As one of the “most consequential” election campaigns enters its third week, the Liberals are leading in the polls, and if the Conservatives hope to win, they will need to seriously undermine Mark Carney’s credibility—much like Brian Mulroney’s Tories did to John Turner’s Liberals in the 1988 campaign.

Brett Forester

Carney's firm Brookfield has been accused of breaching Indigenous rights in 4 countries

Allegations in Brazil, Canada, Colombia and U.S. involve dams, wind farm, other operations. Under Mark Carney's leadership, global investment firm Brookfield was accused of breaching Indigenous rights or harming the environment in at least four countries, CBC Indigenous has found. Carney, who is running for prime minister as Liberal leader, spent more than four years as vice chair and then...

Samantha Schwientek

Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous rights concerns advocates

In an election ad, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to a bust of John A. Macdonald about the importance of developing national projects like the Canadian Pacific Railway."What do you think, prime minister? Could you get the railway built today?" Poilievre asks the bust.

Judy Trinh

Will Mark Carney’s early missteps cost him crucial votes?

As Mark Carney enters week three of his campaign to be prime minister, the festering issues of foreign interference and corporate tax havens have exposed vulnerabilities in the Liberal Party and its leader, as he swings through British Columbia. Last Sunday, Carney stepped off his newly branded Liberal plane with his wife, Diana Fox Carney, at his side. She would...

Politician's Pen

Stéphanie Plante

Ovechkin’s NHL Legacy: A Hockey Milestone Overshadowed by Sportswashing and Ties to Putin

Terry Beech

The State of Service Report

Our government created the Citizens’ Services portfolio in 2023 to champion service delivery excellence and to improve government efficiency. This State of Service report was drafted to communicate how we are accomplishing this mandate and to update Canadians on some of our biggest programs, including the Passport Program, the Canadian Dental Care Plan, Employment Insurance, Benefits Delivery Modernization and the...

US Poli

Stephen Groves, The Associated Press

Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices.

Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press

Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant

WASHINGTON (AP) -- By declaring a trade war on the rest of the world, President Donald Trump has panicked global financial markets, raised the risk of a recession and broken the political and economic alliances that made much of the world stable for business after World War II.

Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press

Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy are among the Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As President Donald Trump's tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican's campaign are voicing doubts.

Michelle L. Price And Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

Trump administration is having early talks to hold a military parade in nation's capital on June 14

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is having early discussions about a grand military parade in the nation's capital this summer, something that is a long-held dream of President Donald Trump.

International

Michael Kunzelman And Ben Finley, The Associated Press

The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, a judge says

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, while a U.S. government attorney was at a loss to explain what happened.

The Associated Press

China retaliates as Trump's tariffs affect world markets

Shares slid further in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures also fell Friday as investors counted the potential costs of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest set of tariffs, even as China retaliated by announcing it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is barred from seeking public office for embezzlement

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strode out of a French court as the chief judge on Monday barred her from seeking public office after she was found guilty of embezzling EU funds. The judge hasn’t yet said how long Le Pen will be ineligible for running for public office -- a decision that could derail the far-right leader’s career...

Powerful earthquakes rock Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise

A state of emergency has been declared in six regions and states in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was near the country’s second largest city. State-run MRTV television said the military-run government’s proclamation includes the capital Naypyitaw and Mandalay, after the earthquake and a strong aftershock hit midday. Myanmar is in the midst of a civil war...

Damian J. Troise, The Associated Press

Shares of GM and other automakers slump following Trump tariffs, with Tesla the exception

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of major automakers slumped following President Donald Trump's announcement that he will place 25% tariffs on auto imports.

Think Tank

Ryan Manucha

Unlocking Canada’s economy: Why mutual recognition is the key to supercharging internal trade

US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats seem to have reminded Canadians that we don’t even trade well with each other. We self-sabotage through domestic trade obstacles that hinder economic growth and security.

Ramona Coelho

Rushing to death in Canada’s MAiD regime: Ramona Coelho for Inside Policy

Canada legalized Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016, encompassing both euthanasia and assisted suicide. Initially limited to those nearing their natural death, eligibility expanded in 2021 to individuals with physical disabilities, with eligibility for individuals with mental illness in 2027. Parliamentary recommendations include MAiD for children. A recent federal consultation explored extending MAiD to those who lack capacity via...

Vina Nadjibulla, Suvolaxmi Dutta Choudhury

Resetting Canada-India Relations: Navigating Security, Trade, and Strategic Opportunities in a Shifting Global Order

Canada-India relations sharply deteriorated in September 2023 when former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linked the murder of Canadian Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar to Indian state agents. The crisis deepened in October 2024 when Ottawa accused Indian diplomats of being complicit in criminal activities, including intimidation, extortion, and murder. New Delhi rejected these claims, labelling Canada a “safe haven” for...

Substacks

A collection of SubStack publishing within Canadian public affairs.

Dean Beeby

The dossier Trudeau took to Mar-a-Lago

Last fall, before the Trump shitstorm, advisers to the prime minister saw the black clouds gathering to the south. The new president had not yet been sworn into office, but it was clear Canada was in the crosshairs.

Dean Beeby

Mark Carney's $100 apology

The 10 men who have governed the Bank of Canada since its inception in 1934 have been taciturn types, studiously avoiding the mud-holes of public controversy. Central banks trade in trust, and must project immutability and stability.That’s why it was so unusual in 2012 to hear Mark Carney, then governor of the Bank, apologize to Canadians for screwing up.

Dean Beeby

How the rich captured a Canadian prime minister: Part II

Peter Larkin launched King’s fund with $25,000 of his own cash, deposited Sept. 22, 1925 at the Old Colony Trust Co.’s main branch in Boston, the same firm used by Salada Tea for its U.S. operations. Likely he reasoned that a foreign account would reduce the risk of discovery.

Podcasts

Jason Kenney’s case for a Conservative government

Today our guest is Jason Kenney, the longtime federal Conservative MP and former United Conservative Party premier of Alberta. Kenney worked closely for many years with now-Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre, and he has been outspoken on the trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump. So today we’re having him on to talk about tariffs, the Canadian election, and tensions...

Can You Name A Policy Mark Carney Has Announced?

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Rallying the Base

The campaign managers panel, Michele Cadario, Jordan Paquet and Cheryl Oates discuss the impact of large rallies and the state of the race as the election nears the halfway mark. Pollster and author of The Writ, Éric Grenier talks about the latest numbers and seat projections.

When to dump your candidate — and dump on your opponents

Parties proudly present their slate of candidates in every election shortly before dumping some of them. It’s an inevitable part of every campaign — rejecting candidates who don’t meet a party’s vetting standards and ejecting candidates when rival parties have dug up the dirt on them.